Taylor Swift AMAs pop rock category win confuses fans
Taylor Swift won her first American Music Award of the night for her album Lover, but music fans were a bit confused about the category she won it for.
Swift’s first award was for the best album in the “Pop/Rock” category. She beat out Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish.
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You can see her acceptance speech below.
.@taylorswift13 wins for Favorite Album in the Pop/Rock category for “Lover”! #AMAs https://t.co/KdqDAcH9zO pic.twitter.com/Bm78C3Pk0w
— Good Morning America (@GMA) November 25, 2019
However, after she won, many viewers questioned the category in the first place, as the nominees didn’t really reflect the “rock” side of the category. You can see what they had to say below.
why is taylor swift and ariana grande up for pop/rock… POP. THATS IT. THERE’S NO ROCK . what
— jay™ (@fuckrulookinat) November 25, 2019
Lover isn’t rock
— Amanda ? (@xbadamanda) November 25, 2019
Why is pop/rock a musical category? Nothing about Taylor Swift or Ariana Grande is “rock”. Why not just call it “pop”?
— Tim (@gseagle08) November 25, 2019
@Nagheenanajar Taylor swift just won “best rock album”. Make it stop.
— proposition joe (@valowpee) November 25, 2019
Taylor Swift a mejor álbum pop/rock???!!!!!!
Que???!!!— Meno Vith (@victoredu2204) November 25, 2019
this ain’t even rock, thank u, next is more rock than this im crying
— kayli berry ? (@kayli_sweetener) November 25, 2019
why is taylor swift and ariana grande up for pop/rock… POP. THATS IT. THERE’S NO ROCK . what
— jay™ (@fuckrulookinat) November 25, 2019
am i the only thinking @taylorswift13 album “lover” isn’t pop rock???
— xokammixo (@KammiWard) November 25, 2019
@Nagheenanajar Taylor swift just won “best rock album”. Make it stop.
— proposition joe (@valowpee) November 25, 2019
What???!! #TaylorSwift beat #BillieEilish for beat pop rock album??!! #AMAs2019 seriously??!!! Her album sucks I want to see Billie clean up!
— Nick B. (@OfficiallyNickB) November 25, 2019
taylor swift pop rock????
— cult of chaos (@limitroff) November 25, 2019
Post Malone leads with the most AMAs nominations at seven followed by Ariana Grande and Billie Eilish with six each. Lil Nas X is up for five awards with “Old Town Road” falling into “Collab of the Year” and continuing to break genre barriers with a “Favorite Song – Pop/Rock” and “Favorite Song – Rap/Hip-Hop” nods.
Panic! At The Disco and Halsey follow with three nominations each. Panic! faces off with Eilish and Imagine Dragons for “Favorite Artist – Alternative Rock” as well as BTS and the Jonas Brothers for “Favorite Duo or Group – Pop/Rock.”
Movies also got recognization as Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s “Shallow” is up for “Collab Of The Year” and A Star Is Born faces off with Bohemian Rhapsody and Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse for “Favorite Soundtrack.”
Taylor Swift has been crowned the Artist of the Decade with the pop artist performing a medley of her hits after resolving controversy surrounding her back catalog. Green Day will also be performing in celebration of 25 years of Dookie along with Eilish, the Jonas Brothers, Halsey, Kesha, and Malone with Ozzy Osbourne and Travis Scott.
Check out the full list of AMAs winners here.
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